Complex Drafts
by Jessica Foley
As MLP x The Complex Writer in Residence, Jessica Foley is developing a series of interconnected texts that move between performance, reflection, and poetic experiment. Beginning with Draft I, her writing explores how personal, political, and imaginative worlds overlap, tracing the textures of everyday life alongside the exhibitions and events at The Complex. Drawing inspiration from Anne Carson’s Stacks, Foley’s residency unfolds as an open, process-based inquiry into how language, voice, and relation take form over time.
Draft I
Image by Jessica Foley. A mosaic of images screen-grabbed from Google Photos.
Draft I is a response to UNICEF: A QUESTION MARK HANGS OVER GAZA which took place 25 July - 12 August and Anna Doran's Roots in Every Room, which took place from 06-08 September as part of Dublin Fringe Festival.
Jessica Foley reading Draft I
It was performed on 23 October at Studio 6, Temple Bar Gallery + Studio as part of the launch event of Issue 12. The performance text Jessica developed can be read here.
Complex Drafts Booklet
Jessica Foley is the MLP x The Complex writer in residence from August–December 2025.